Salamanca Place Hobart
Today we travel to Australia to the little island of Tasmania and visit its capital Hobart. Down on Hobart’s beautiful waterfront is Salamanca Place. This was once a bustling port area and the sand...
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I left my heart in San Francisco
The old Tony Bennet song goes “I left my heart in San Francisco” well this is where artist Claes Oldenburg  and Coosje van Bruggen got the inspiration for this beautiful bow and arrow sculpture...
The Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood
The Roosevelt Hotel is one of the most known hotels in Los Angeles and brings back a time when Hollywood was all about glamour and movie stars. Opening in 1927 the 12 story Spanish...
Wynn and Encore Resorts
We thought we would stay in Vegas again today and talk about the Wynn and Encore Las Vegas which are two of the most luxurious resort hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. These golden...
The Bellagio’s fountains
The Bellagio is one of the biggest and most luxurious of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and features a huge eight acre lake in front of it facing the strip. The lake...
Bendigo’s Sacred Heart Cathedral
The goldfields city of Bendigo in Victoria Australia is home to one of the country’s finest cathederals, The Sacred Heart Cathedral. Built using a Gothich Revival style and designed by William Tappin the groundbreaking...
The Carnival Liberty
The Carnival Liberty was launched in 2005 and is a huge 110 thousand ton liner which carries around 3000 passengers on each cruise. We took this photo as she gracefully entered the Italian city...
The Bergiselschanze
A spectacular landmark in the Austrian city of Innsbruck is the Bergiselschanze ski jump on the Bergisel Hill. The huge concrete and glass structure was built in 2001 and the current form was designed...
Munich’s Opera House
The thought of beer and sausages yesterday made me want to do another Munich story today. So thought I would talk about the National Theatre building which is on Max-Joseph Platz 2. Used as...
The Viktualienmarkt
Just a short distance from the Munich’s main square the Marienplaz is a fantastic open air market callde the Viktualienmarkt. This market is basically a food market selling all sorts of fresh foods including...
